In order to keep a lovebird as your pet, providing a suitable cage becomes a very important task. As food and shelter form the two most essential requirements for a human being, similar is the case for lovebirds also. For a healthy and proper survival, a lovebird needs a good cage and nutritional diet. Let’s deal with one at a time. This article will mainly throw light on providing a nice cage for your lovebird.
The task of finding a high quality and sand-up cage for your lovebird could indeed be a challenging task for you. The lovebirds are such a species that comes under the category in between medium parrots and small birds. These birds are little smaller than the African Grey Timnehs but bigger than the Parakeets. Therefore, they need special care and protection unlike many other species of birds.
As far as the size of the cage is concerned, it need not be huge in shape. Most of the lovebirds have a general growth ranging significantly in between 6-61/2 inches. It will never reach a growth beyond 50-60gm in weight. The lovebirds do not keep growing throughout their life. Therefore, if you keep 2 lovebirds within a cage at their younger stage, this same cage can be used throughout their life time.
As already mentioned before, the cages of the lovebirds need not be huge; however there should be sufficient space within the cage so that two lovebirds can be easily accommodated. Most of the times, two lovebirds in a single cage are sold.
While purchasing cages for your lovebirds ensure that they are long lasting. This is because, the lovebirds have a long life and some of these can even live for 20 years. Therefore, make it a point to invest wisely while buying accessories and cages for the lovebird.
You can get different variations of lovebird cages. The sizes and shapes of the cages can differ significantly from one type of cage to the other. However, all types of cages should necessarily have a lock on its cage door. Though lovebirds are little smaller than parrots, yet their intelligence reaches much beyond the larger parrots. They are smart enough to open the ‘door clips’ in different ways. Therefore, always make sure to check the door clips before buying a cage.
The different varieties of cages are really amazing. The cages are made of heavy ‘gauge wire’. The gauge wires have wire grating which can be removed easily for cleaning purposes. These cages are considered to be quite sturdy for the lovebirds. Other than heavy gauge wire, some cages are also made of ‘heavy gauge powder coated wire’.
Some of the cages are even constructed with 2 seed and water cups, slide out tray and 2 perches. The stores have beautiful cages for the lovebirds. Some of the cages have lustrous non-toxic chrome as their covering. Some other cages have ‘powdered-coated wire’ finish to give it an everlasting beauty.
Lovebirds are considered to be a very pleasant parrot species. Therefore, make sure to keep them in beautiful cages to enhance its beauty even more. So, buy a good cage for your most loving lovebirds now.
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